Aarons 2008 Annual Report Download - page 47

Corporate Headquarters
309 E. Paces Ferry Rd., N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305-2377
[phone]
www.aaronrents.com
www.shopaarons.com
Subsidiaries
Aaron Investment Company
4005 Kennett Pike
Greenville, Delaware 19807
[phone]
Aaron Rents Canada, ULC
309 E. Paces Ferry Rd., N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30305-2377
[phone]
Annual Shareholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the share holders of
Aaron Rents, Inc. will be held on Tuesday,
May 5, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT on the 4th
Floor, SunTrust Plaza, 303 Peachtree Street,
N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare Investor Services
Canton, Massachusetts
General Counsel
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
Form 10-K
Shareholders may obtain a copy of the
Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission
upon written request, without charge. Such
requests should be sent to the attention
of Gilbert L. Danielson, Execu tive Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer, Aaron
Rents, Inc., 309 E. Paces Ferry Rd., N.E.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30305-2377.
The certifications of our Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer required
by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, which address, among other things,
the content of our Annual Report on Form
10-K, appear as exhibits to the Form 10-K.
Stock Listing
Aaron Rents, Inc.’s
Common Stock and
Class A Common Stock
are traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under the
symbols “RNT” and “RNTA,” respectively.
Pursuant to the requirements of the New
York Stock Exchange, in 2008 our Chief
Executive Officer cer tified to the NYSE
that he was not aware of any violation
by Aaron Rents, Inc. of the NYSE’s corporate
governance listing standards.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain written and oral statements made
by our Company may constitute “forward-
looking statements” as defined under the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements made in this
report and in the Company’s filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All statements which address operating
performance, events, or developments that
we expect or anticipate will occur in the
future — including growth in store openings,
franchises awarded, and market share, and
statements expressing general optimism
about future operating results — are forward-
looking statements. Forward-looking state-
ments are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially. The Company undertakes
no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statements. For a
discussion of such risks and uncertainties,
see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
RNT
Corporate and Shareholder Information